Columbia University Tech and Policy Series - Internet of Things: Perspectives from National Planning in Brazil & China - April 23 2018 This workshop aimed at exploring how countries could design and implement national policies for the Internet of Things (IoT) to support the modernization of their industry and economy, based on the recent practical experiences from Brazil and China. Representatives from the government and the private sector involved in the implementation of the national plans from both countries joined Columbia University scholars to address the following issues: • Why should countries consider IoT national plans? • What are the best practices based on the Chinese and Brazilian experiences? • How did China and Brazil approach the collaborative process of building a national IoT plan, and what were the policy issues that they focused on solving? • What are the global regulatory challenges related to IoT that can be tackled at the national levels in these plans? Presented by by Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) 0 - Opening remarks: Dean Merit Janow, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University Ronaldo Lemos, Director of ITS RIO institute, Brazil 1 – What should a national IoT plan look like? This session introduced the motivations of Brazil and China for the development of an IoT national plan, with perspectives from representatives involved in the implementation of the national plans from both countries. Thiago Camargo, Secretary of Digital Policies, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications, Brazil Venkat Atluri, Senior Partner, Head of Internet of Things practice, McKinsey & Company Professor Benjamin Koo, Director of iCenter, Tsinghua University, China Moderated by: Patricia Ellen da Silva, CEO at OPTUM United Health Group, Brazil 2 – Design and Outcomes of Brazil´s National IoT Plan Ricardo Rivera, Head of IT Industry, National Development Bank, Brazil José Gontijo, Director of Science, Technology and Digital Innovation, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications, Brazil Ronaldo Lemos, Director of ITS RIO institute, Brazil Patricia Ellen da Silva, CEO at OPTUM United Health Group, Brazil Moderator: Paulo Fernandes, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company 3 – Design and Outcomes of China´s National IoT Plan Jonathan Woetzel, Senior Partner, Director of McKinsey Global Institute, China Sergio Suchodolski, Director General at the New Development Bank, China Professor Benjamin Koo, Director of iCenter, Tsinghua University, China Moderator: Dean Merit Janow, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University 4 - Global Regulatory Challenges for IoT This session touched upon the diverse regulatory challenges that arise with the implementation of a National IoT plan, ranging from issues in taxation, telecommunications (permanent roaming, frequency allocation), data collection and treatment, data privacy, and the impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and blockchain. Professor Gautam Dasgupta, School of Engineering, Columbia University Ramon Alberto dos Santos, Internet Regulation expert, Pereira Neto Macedo Law Firm Professor Marcos Prado Troyjo, Director of BRICLAB, Columbia University Moderator: Ronaldo Lemos, Director of ITS RIO institute, Brazil S - Closing remarks Thiago Camargo, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications, Brazil Dean Merit Janow, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University More info: http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10144 Original livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/brciot YouTube Playlist: https://bit.ly/brciotvids Twitter: @techpolicySIPA https://twitter.com/techpolicySIPA Columbia, SIPA, Public Policy, Columbia University, Brazil, China, Internet of Things, IoT